[Procedure name] Advance Reporting of crew information prior to entering an airport when, as an example, the aircraft is to depart from the airport without loading/unloading goods other than personal effects of the crew members, postal items, and aircraft's stores. (Foreign Trading Aircraft)
(Procedures for vessels and aircraft)
[Summary]
- Procedures for foreign trading aircrafts prior to entry at a Customs airport with the following purposes/intentions.
- Departure from the Customs airport of entry loading/unloading goods other than personal effects of the crew members, postal items, and aircraftfs stores
- Departure from the Customs airport of entry immediately after physically handing over care of sick or injured persons on board or survivors rescued during the voyage.
- Departure immediately after loading/unloading goods for aid relief.
[Legal basis for procedures]
- Article 18 Paragraph 3 of the Customs Law
- Article 16-2 Paragraph 4 of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Law
[Person to take the procedures]
- Captain of the foreign trading aircrafts arriving to a Customs airport with intention departing without loading/unloading goods other than personal effects of the crew members, postal items, and aircraftfs stores.
- Captain of the foreign trading aircrafts arriving at a  Customs airport solely  for the purpose of physically handing over care of sick or injured person on board  or survivors rescued during the voyage.
- Captain of the foreign trading aircrafts
arriving at a port of entry solely for the purpose of loading/unloading goods for aid relief.
- An agent of the captain of the aircraft or the owner or the operator of the aircraft or agent thereof may also perform the procedure.
[Deadline for submission]
- Crew information must be reported not later than 90 minutes prior to the arrival at a Customs airport.
This timeframe may differ depending on the flight length between the last airport of departure and the intended airport of arrival, Please consult with Customs in advance. 
[Method of submission]
- Complete the following documents and submit them to the enforcement section of the Customs office having jurisdiction over the location of a Customs airport. Note that documents to be attached may be submitted via fax but their originals must be presented later
[Fee]
- None
[Documents to be attached and number of copies]
[Application form and description]
(The following forms may be printed for use on A4-size paper.)
- Crew Manifest(for aircrafts) (Customs Form C No. 2060)
Please state the flight number for an aircraft operated by an Airline/Airfreight company.  Or if there is no flight number, please state the registered mark of the aircraft in the "Flight No or Registered Mark of aircraft" column.
State the estimated date and time of arrival when submitting report prior to landing, or state the actual time of arrival when submitting report by document after landing, in the "Scheduled Arrival Date and Time" column.
Crew identification numbers are acceptable under the "Number of Passport" column, if the crew only have such identification with them.
[Submit to]
- Submit the documents to the enforcement section of the Customs office having jurisdiction over the location of the Customs airport you are arriving.
[Office hours]
- 24 hours.
(When submitting documents to administrative agencies after-hours (5:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. daily) or on holidays, please contact the enforcement section of the Customs office in jurisdiction over the Customs airport in advance)
[Consultation services]
- For information, contact a customs counselor or the enforcement section of the customs office that will process your documents.
[Submission standard]
[Standard processing time]
[Administrative appeal]
[Remarks]
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